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Sustainability essentials for financial leaders or professionals

Build your sustainability capability with BDO’s expert-led sustainability course video series

Australia’s new sustainability disclosure standards are reshaping how organisations operate, report, and lead. To support financial professionals in navigating this shift, BDO has partnered with Quitch to deliver a mobile-first, interactive learning experience, designed to build capability in sustainability, ESG, and responsible business.

Access the course via Quitch

Introduction to the course

Watch our course presenter, Aletta Boshoff, and CEO/Founder of Quitch, Grainne Oates, introduce you to the course.

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Topics covered

Sustainability in focus: What every financial leader needs to know
Embedding sustainability into your business strategy
The compliance shift: Navigating mandatory sustainability reporting in Australia
Carbon footprinting 101: Measure what matters
Getting started with sustainability reporting: A practical roadmap.

What you'll learn

This course provides a practical introduction to sustainability fundamentals and equips professionals to:

Align sustainability efforts with business strategy and stakeholder priorities
Understand why sustainability is now a strategic imperative for organisations
Navigate key reporting standards including AASB S1, AASB S2, IFRS S1, IFRS S2
Measure and manage carbon footprints with confidence.

Who should enrol?

This course is ideal for:

Finance and accounting professionals 
Auditors delivering sustainability assurance
ESG and sustainability champions
Business leaders communicating sustainability priorities
Students and early-career professionals building foundational knowledge.

Course format

Delivered via the Quitch mobile platform, the course includes:

Five short videos (approx. 15 minutes each)
Interactive quizzes to reinforce learning
Multi-language access including Chinese, Spanish, German, French, and Italian
CPD accreditation with certificates issued by BDO.

Pricing

$125 for full access to all five modules.

Group rate pricing is available for organisations looking to upskill multiple team members. Contact us to learn more.

About Quitch

Quitch is a mobile-first learning platform that uses gamification to boost engagement and retention. Designed for professionals, it delivers bite-sized, interactive content, like quizzes and challenges, that makes learning accessible, measurable, and effective

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Ready to build your sustainability capability?

Access the course via Quitch

Or contact us to discuss group access options if you’d like to train a number of staff members.

Presenter

Aletta Boshoff

National Leader, IFRS & Corporate Reporting
National Leader, Sustainability Reporting
Partner, Advisory

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